Jan-Peter Sperhake

Jan-Peter Sperhake is a Professor at the Department of Legal Medicine, University of Hamburg. His research spans forensic medicine, pathology, immunology, and public health, with a focus on acute injuries, stress responses, and medical-legal analyses of accidents and diseases.

• Key research areas include Health Services Research and the Neuro-Immune Network Hamburg.
• He investigates immunological mechanisms (e.g., FOXP3 expression in T cells) and forensic reconstructions of traffic incidents and alcohol-related accidents.
• His work addresses acute inflammatory lung injury, shaken baby syndrome, and biomarkers for sudden infant death.

Contact: Vice Dean's Office for Research, Campus Teaching N55, Martinistraße 52, 20254 Hamburg. Affiliated with the UKE Research Information System (FIS) and core facilities.